JSRs 22nd Technical Conference – Beddington at Bonnington
JSR Genetics 22nd Technical Conference entitled The Next Agricultural Revolution takes place on Tuesday 13th September with Sir John Beddington, Government Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA), as keynote speaker. Held at Nottingham Universitys Sutton Bonnington Campus the event always attracts key opinion leaders from throughout the pork value chain this years is no exception. Tim Rymer, […]
10 year old cow delivers FIVE healthy calves
A farmer from Hinstock, Shropshire has seen something incredibly rare happen on his farm. On Saturday July 23rd one of his more mature suckler cows gave birth to five living calves. All survived, are in good health and developing well. The farmer, Don Constable, works with race horses primarily, but also runs a small farm, […]
1million JSR contract as Premier Wen backs pork
JSR Genetics, UK-based international pig breeding company, has signed a 1 million contract with Chinese state owned import/export company the China Animal Husbandry Group (CAHG), further accelerating its growth in Asia. The sale of nearly 800 pigs, together with a tailor-made support and training package, was formalized during the UK visit of Chinese Premier Wen […]
Dairy UK welcomes EFRA endorsement of Prmacy of Competition law
Commenting on the publication of the EFRA Committee report on EU proposals for the dairy sector and the future of the dairy industry, Dairy UK Director General Jim Begg said: The most important conclusion of the committee is that, in the implementation of the EU Dairy Package, effective competition law must remain in place where […]
ADF arrives in Spain
As hundreds of thousands of Brits are about to head to Spain on holiday the team at ADF have also been packing their bags, but not for a well- earned break on the Costas. Theyve been busy installing the first Automatic Dipping and Flushing milking system in Spain, at a farm 75 miles to the […]
Who got the cream from improved dairy markets?
The 2010/11 milk year was characterised by strong commodity markets although this was not fully reflected in farmgate prices, says the DairyCo Supply Chain Margins report published today [Friday 22 July]. “The prices farmers received for their milk increased by 5% compared to the previous year,” says DairyCo analyst Patty Clayton. “In comparison the market […]
Yeo Valley Wins Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards
Yeo Valley has been awarded the inaugural Good Dairy Award from the Compassion in World Farming Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards 2011. The new award, created specifically to recognise food organisations that go the extra mile to improve the lives of cows and calves, was presented to Yeo Valley at the award ceremony last night […]
Fluke Control could be Game of Two Halves
While the south-east of the country has been experiencing near drought conditions, Scotland has received nearly double the expected rainfall for the time of year in the last few months. Depending on how weather patterns develop over the summer months, fluke problems could be segmented by this north south divide. There is one note of […]
Herdsure granted licences by CHeCS for endemic cattle diseases
Herdsure cattle health improvement service has been granted further licences by the Cattle Health Certification Standards UK (CHeCS) a recognised certification of herd health. Buying cattle only from herds that are known to be healthy is becoming ever more important and herds in CHeCS are able to provide an owner’s declaration of health status. This […]
